Key holder



KEY HOLDER 'Fiied Maron 8. 192e l 'may be folded when not in use as the blade of l UNITED fsTATEs ."PATENT OFFICE.

EUGENE MOLEAN LO NG, or roam wAsmNGToN, NEW Yonfx.

KEY. HOLDER.

Appleman sled umh s, was. serial No. 93,013.

The object of my invention is to provide a key holder in which keys may be easily inserted or removed and in which such ke s out of the way, be folded in the handle This object is accomplished by;l tion, some embodiments of whic after more so .as to a knife may .out of use. my invenare hereinwhenv particularly set forth.

For a more detailed description of my invention, reference is to be had to the accompanyin drawings, forming a part here- Figure 1 is a plan view of embodying my invention.

a key holder Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same.

Flgure 3 is a sectional view the tion shows all keys .Figure 4 holder without any keys, 6 sh taken on line 3 3 of Figure 2, except that the secin the folded in position. is a perspective view of the and Figures 5 and ow modified structures.

Throughout the various views of the drawings, similar reference ch similar parts.

My improved holder 1 aracte'rs designate is composed of a` spring metal band 2 with reduced ends 3 which overlap and are adapted to tit with a loose fit in the perfora so that the keys may be jections 3, as pivots.

tions 4 of keys 5 turned on the pro- The band 2 also has indentations 6 which register with corresponding slots 7 in the keys .5 so as to hold the keys in their closed f positlons when in the band 2 When my key holder is in luse, the ends 3 are first as indicated. Th the fiat type, such sprung apart and keys 5 inserted ese keys are preferably of as are 1n common use.

When lnsert-ed, these keys may be turned so that their Shanks are folded into the lolder l, as indicated in Figure 3, or one or more of these keys used to lock or unlock a. d

-may be turned so that the shank is free of the hold 1n Figures 1 and 2, and th er, as indicated en a. key' may be oor.

. and the sides meet .in the center to form 9 couver lel, as indicated, so t in place by a. frictional grip onl In this embodiment of my invention, t e dents 6` are unnecessaryas the keys'are held without a dihedral angle eand then run paralat keys may be held them.

keys are held as in the structure of Figure 5.

While I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention, it is obvious 'that it is not restricted claim 1s:

1. A key holder composed of an end, two converging spring sides and overlapping parts adapted to pass through the openings in keys and hold the same in place, the sides being so arranged and disposed that they will grip the keys and hold them with a frictional contact.

A key holder formed by two flat springs symmetrically placed with regard to each other joinedy rigidly at one end with the other ends. free and pressed towards each other so that they will grip a key or any other object placed between them.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 6th day of March, 1926.

EUGENE MCLEAN LONG.

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